Improvement in corn-poppers



Improvement in Corn'Poppers. No. 124,305. PatenredMarCh5,1a72.

UNTTEE STATES MOSES H. WILEY, OF BOSTON, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF, J ARTHURMODUFFEE,

OF MEDFORD AND EDWARD D. BEEVE, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-POPPERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 124,305, dated March 5,1872.

To all to whom these presents may come:

Be it known that I, MosEs H. WILEY, of Boston, in the county of Suffolkand State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improved (Jorn-Popper; anddo hereby declare the same to be fully described in the followingspeciiication and represented in the accompanying drawing', of which-Figure l is a side elevation of my said implement in a closed state,such gure also showing, in dotted lines, the same as open. Fig. 2 is anelevation of the hinged cover or inner end of the cylinder.

My invention relates to that class of devices used in popping corn andconsists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of its severaloperating parts, as hereinafter described, whereby a simple, cheap,durable, and effective apparatus is produced.

In carrying out my said invention, I make the body A of the device ofwire-gauze and of a cylindrical form, and of any desired capacity, thetwo sides of the said sheet of wire being lapped upon each other andriveted. B B are two a-nnular metallic bands, which are respectivelydisposed around the two ends of the gauze cylinder, and are connected bytwo narrow metallic bars or plates, C G', disposed on opposite sides oft-he cylinder, the said bands and bars enveloping and constituting aframe to support the said cylinder. D is'the outer head or end of thecylinder, such being of a circular form and also made of wirenetting,and secured in place by means of a iiange (which is formed on andprojects inward from the annular band B) and by the adjacent ends of thewire body; or the said head may be a metallic disk, either solid orperforated. I is a solid metal disk, which constitutes the upper orinner end of the cylinder, the same being` connected at one, end to theframe of the cylinder by a hinge, a a, so as to be capable of beingeither opened or closed, as occasion may require. To edect the closingof the said disk I, any suitable latch may be employed, as shown in thedrawing. This disk has a turn-latch, b, pivoted thereto, and whichoperates with a catch, o, formed on the end of the plate C', as seen inFigs. 1 and 2. d is an arm or projection formed on the shank of thecatch, for the purpose of enabling the latch to be readily released orsecured, as may be desired, the same being operated by means ashereinafter stated. E is a cylindrical shaft, which is iirmly secured tothe axis of the said disk, and is for the purpose of enabling rotativeor semi-rotative movements to be imparted to the cylinder, which iseffected by grasping the eye or end of the shaft between the thumb andfore finger and turning the same. F is a handle, whose arms extend downand embrace the shaft E in such manner as to support and freely slide onthe shaft.

By my peculiar construction and application of the handle, as shown anddescribed, such not only serves as bearings to support the shaft whilebeing rotated, but enables a person to either open or close the latchwhenever desirable wit-hout applying his hand to the latch, all that isrequisite being to slide the handle upon the shaft until it impingesagainst the disk, when, by slightly moving the-handle either forward orbackward, as circumstances may require, the adjacent arm'ot'A thehandle, by striking against the knob or projection of the latch on oneside, will release the latch, when the cylinder or receptacle readilyturns upon its hinge, and assumes the position as shown in dotted linesin Fig. l. To close the receptacle, the cylinder is placed upon itsouter end, the actuating-shaft standing in a vertical position, thehandle is slipped against the disk, as before, and moved in the oppositedirection, when thelatch will be closed.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- My improved corn-popper,as described, the same consisting of the cylinderA and its frame, thedisk I hinged to the latter, the, head D, shaft E, handle F, andlatching device, combined and arranged together in the manner ashereinbefore specified.

MOSES H. WILEY.

Vitnesses:

F. P. HALE, F. C. HALE.

